Service difficulty report · Apu · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
May 3, 2019
Submitted
May 7, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N607JB
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
2386
Aircraft time
57,790 hours, 20,631 cycles
Part
Apu
Condition
Leaking
Location
Apu Bay
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, B
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

FLT 1255, FLL-GYE. RETURNED TO FIELD. DIRTY SOCKS ODOR PRESENT DURING TAXI TO CLIMB. ODOR WAS NOTED THROUGHOUT CABIN & FLIGHT DECK. ODOR WAS LEAST PRESENT DURING CRUISE FLIGHT. SEE CABIN ODOR REPORT FORM; PERFORMED ENG IDLE RUN IAW 71-00-00. FAULT ISOLATED TO APU, TROUBLESHOT PER TSM 49-00-81-810-874-A. FOUND EVIDENCE OF OIL LEAK AROUND APU SHROUD SEAL & COMPRESSOR SECTION AS WELL AS THE EXHAUST. ALSO FOUND FUEL LEAKING FROM FUEL CONTROL ASSY. CLEANED AREA, PERFORMED ECS DECONTAMINATION IAW 21-00-00-615-004-A. COMPLIED WITH INFO NOTICE 2017-T015D SECTION C. A/C IS OK FOR SVC.

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